Hartsville National's 2014 Farm League may be the most-balanced league in the history of Dixie Youth. The credit, undoubtedly, goes to each team's general manager for their superb player evaluations. Now that we've given credit to the old folks, let's move on to the games.
On Monday night, Arborworks got things started with a 13-2 win over First Citizens. The loss was an about-face for First Citizens, who had handed Pennington & Meadows their only loss last week. Arborworks was led by McKendrie Douglas, Shane Dillon and Logan Dilley. The Fighting Dubbers also got great defensive support from Nolan McInnis at the hot corner and Hunter Brown was Sandberg-esque at second base. Cole Winburn, Andrew Askins and Andrew Dameron played big for the Personal Bankers.
In the nightcap, Pennington & Meadows got back to their winning ways with a 12-10 win over Pepsi. After the game, the Colas head coach, David Young, had this to say, "I can't seem to beat a Terry Weekley-led ballclub." In truth, Young's Pepsi teams are 1-5-2 against the Real Estate Moguls over the last two seasons. During that same time span, Pepsi has lost only two other ball games, both to Arborworks. P&M was led by its middle infielders, Dewsy Meadows and Grayson Weekley. Pepsi was led by their hot-hitting third baseman, Evan Young, and their own version of Prince Fielder, Mr. Trion McDonald on first base.
Tuesday's games were postponed due to bad weather. These games will be made up on March 31st at their previously scheduled times.
Farm League was back in action on Thursday. Arborworks was again victorious in the opener, thwarting a fierce Pepsi comeback with a diving catch at first base by McKendrie Douglas. The Tree Trimmers were up 13-2 heading into the top of the sixth when Pepsi found its fizz. The Colas scored six runs before Douglas' diving catch on a hard hit ball off the bat of Luke Holloman. Alex Byrd, Dustin Gaymon and Jarris Lambert were the leading hitters for Arborworks. Pepsi was led by Evan Young and the Holloman Brothers, Luke & Lan. Trion McDonald also had a ground-rule double for Pepsi, who finds itself out of the driver's seat with its two game losing skid.
Thursday's second game saw Palmetto Precision Products top First Citizens 10-4. The win was PPP's first of the season, though we should expect many more. As noted earlier, this league is even from top to bottom. The difference between a win and a loss in this league could be inches; whether it's a close play at the plate or a hard hit grounder that's just out of reach, Hartsville National Farm League Baseball is fantastic.
Current league standings are:
P&M 3-1-1
Arborworks 4-2
Pepsi 3-2-1
First Citizens 2-4
Palmetto Precision 1-4
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